Humans of the House Podcast

You know what a politician sounds like on the job. But once they leave office, that’s when they can share what’s truly on their minds. Join host Sabreena Delhon as she speaks with former Members of Parliament, to hear, in their own words, what this job is really like. Their stories are woven together in a six-part series that explores an MPs path to politics, why they left, and what it cost them to serve their communities.

Humans of the House Podcast

Humans of the House features interviews with:

Hon. Scott Brison, Progressive Conservative, Kings-Hants (1997-2003); Liberal, Kings-Hants (2003-2019)
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal, Whitby (2015-2019); Independent, Whitby (2019)
James Cumming, Conservative, Edmonton Centre (2019-2021)
Matt DeCourcey, Liberal, Fredericton (2015-2019)
Cheryl Hardcastle, NDP, Windsor-Tecumseh (2015-2019)
Hon. Peter Kent, Conservative, Thornhill (2008-2021)
Hon. Catherine McKenna, Liberal, Ottawa Centre (2015-2021)
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Liberal, Winnipeg Centre (2015-2019)
Hon. Lisa Raitt, Conservative, Milton (2008-2019)
Romeo Saganash, NDP, Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou (2011-2019)
Kennedy Stewart, NDP, Burnaby South(2011-2018)
Adam Vaughan, Liberal, Spadina-Fort York (2014-2021)

The Samara Centre has been studying the experience of federal parliamentarians since 2008. Humans of the House is part of the MP Exit Interviews Project, the first ever systematic series of exit interviews with former Canadian parliamentarians. To date over 150 MPs have been interviewed and their insights have been shared in numerous publications, most notably in the best-selling Tragedy in the Commons and Real House Lives.

Humans of the House is produced by Media Girlfriends. It is funded by the Government of Canada and Rosamond Ivey.

Tune in to hear their stories.

For all media inquiries, please contact media@samaracentre.ca

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